The St. George Rotary Club holds a fundraiser dinner every year to raise money for Search and Rescue. Merril and I went last year dressed in casual clothes. On the drive over, Merril wanted me to look up the address on the invitation on his phone. I started reading the words, "You're invited to An Evening of Elegance!" I turned to Merril and said, "Are we supposed to be dressed up????" He and I were both in nice jeans and casual shirts and the other attendees were in tuxedos and evening gowns. I spend the night hiding my jeans under the tablecloth.
This year was going to be different. Merril and I clean up nice, real nice. We were going to knock it out of the park.
So....the dress: I found this dress at a consignment shop that was going out of business. I paid $6 dollars for it. The sleeves were coming undone and they weren't great to begin with. They didn't cover enough for me to feel modest. So I went to the fabric store so I could make new sleeves.
I purchased an additional $6 of fabric for the sheer fabric and liner. This one sleeve is pinned on and it's coming together nicely.
It took some creativity because I was working with a side zipper but it turned out great!
We wouldn't look like fools 2 years in a row. In fact, some of the other SAR guys said Merril was making them look bad.
I ended up spending $12 on the dress and as I was browsing the auction items by myself, an older gentleman stopped me and told me that I looked "exceptional" that evening. Daaaaannnnngggg! I did feel exceptional.
We both did!
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